Melatonin applied to cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus</i> L.) seeds improves germination during chilling stress

M. Posmyk, Małgorzata; Bałabusta, Marta; Wieczorek, Marek; Śliwińska, Elwira; M. Janas, Krystyna

doi:10.1111/j.1600-079x.2008.00652.x

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Melatonin applied to cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seeds improves germination during chilling stress

Published in Journal of Pineal Research • Dec 19, 2008

Authors:

Małgorzata M. Posmyk

Marta Bałabusta

Marek Wieczorek

Abstract

The relationship between germination and melatonin applied during osmo- and hydropriming was studied in cucumber seeds. The proportion of nuclei with different DNA contents, the mean ploidy and the (2C + 4C = 8C)/2C ratio in unprimed and primed, dry and imbibed at 10 degrees C seeds were established...

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Melatonin

Germination

Imbibition

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